2015–2023: Career beginnings, Planet Pluto and Presido La Pluto Shallipopi began his career by creating and sharing freestyles on
TikTok and other
social media platforms in 2015. In late 2021, he released his debut single, "Gra Gra". In 2022, he released the singles "Power" and "Shaka". He achieved a breakthrough with the release of his single "Elon Musk" in March 2023. The song became a
sleeper hit and led to the release of his subsequent single "Sharpiru" on 20 April 2023. Following the success of "Elon Musk", Shallipopi released a remix first featuring
Zlatan on 18 May 2023. The remix achieved further success, with the song gaining popularity in both the
United States and Europe. On 20 June 2023,
Apple Music announced Shallipopi as the latest featured artist in its Up Next program in Nigeria. On 23 June 2023, another remix of "Elon Musk" was released, featuring
Fireboy DML. He then followed it with the single "Ex Convict" on 7 July, with an accompanying
music video. "Ex Convict" debuted at number 6 on the
TurnTable Top 100. The song served as the lead single for his debut extended play, announced on 10 July. On 14 July 2023, Shallipopi released his debut EP,
Planet Pluto, featuring guest appearances by Pa Monday-Edo, Zlatan, and Fireboy DML. On 20 August 2023, he was featured on "So What", a song by fellow singer
Tekno. He released two singles, "Things on Things" and "Oscroh (Pepperline)", on 13 October. On 20 October 2023, he was featured on the remix of "Puff & Pass" a song by
Zerrydl. In 2023, he launched his own record label named
Plutomania Records and simultaneously signed music acts Zerry DL and Tega Boi. He released "Evil Receive" on 8 November. The following day, on 9 November, he released three singles: "Over the Seas" featuring
Focalistic, "Wet on Me" featuring
Zerry DL, and "Cast" featuring
Odumodublvck. His debut studio album,
Presido La Pluto, was released later in November 2023, featuring many of the previously released singles.
2024–present: Shakespopi On 9 February 2024, Shallipopi was featured on The Real Prechly's song "A Collision of Two Worlds 2.0" alongside others. On 11 April 2024, he released his second album
Shakespopi with guest appearances by Reehaa, Tegaboi dc, and Jeneral. from the album
Heis. The track became a huge success, gaining one million streams on its first day and debuting atop the
TurnTable Top 100. On 21 June 2024, singer
Victony released his debut studio album,
Stubborn, which featured guest appearances from Shallipopi and
Asake. Shallipopi was featured on the track "Ludo" from the album. The song achieved chart success, reaching number 21 on the
TurnTable Top 100 and number 7 on the
Official Radio Songs chart. In July 2024, Shallipopi performed "Benin Boys" alongside Rema and Zerry DL at the 2024
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